P-47
Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
P-47 is a dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, reef sharks, jacks, manta rays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Chocolate Chip SeastarProtoreaster nodosus
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Nearby sites
- 1P-47 Plane Wreck0.3 km
- 2Wai FPW0.4 km
- 3Manta Wai4.1 km
- 4Arefi Reef11 km
- 5Shark Point Raja Ampat13 km
- 6Erens New15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org